Month: April 2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/us/oklahoma-acknowledges-wastewater-from-oil-and-gas-wells-as-major-cause-of-quakes.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share Abandoning years of official skepticism, Oklahoma’s government on Tuesday embraced a scientific consensus that earthquakes rocking the state are largely caused by the underground

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/15/the-right-dose-of-exercise-for-a-longer-life/?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share Exercise has had a Goldilocks problem, with experts debating just how much exercise is too little, too much or just the right amount to

Tech Times http://www.techtimes.com/articles/46808/20150416/artificial-photosynthesis-holds-promise-of-cleaner-greener-environment.htm A system of artificial photosynthesis can collect carbon dioxide before it escapes into our atmosphere as a greenhouse gas and convert it

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/02/18/the-history-of-death-to-america/ An elderly supporter of the Houthis shouts slogans as others hold banners reading in Arabic “Allah is the greatest of all, Death to America,

San Francisco mayor proposes 120 day caps on Airbnb rentals http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/14/San-Francisco-airbnb-law/?ncid=rss_truncated As San Francisco’s housing crisis continues to pit long-term residents against the recent influx

Strange blob of warm water on west coast attributed to severe California drought http://thewestsidestory.net/2015/04/12/38912/strange-blob-attributed-severe-california-drought/ Scientists believe the severe drought conditions in California and the brutal

Hillary Clinton on the Issues – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/13/us/politics/hillary-clinton-on-the-issues.html?_r=0 Hillary Rodham Clinton, a former secretary of state, has been most outspoken in recent years on foreign

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/technology/china-is-said-to-use-powerful-new-weapon-to-censor-internet.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1 Photo The Great Cannon system was used to intercept web and advertising traffic intended for Baidu, China’s biggest search engine company, researchers said. Credit

China to test Tibetan monks and nuns for patriotism | World news | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/08/china-to-test-tibetan-monks-and-nuns-for-patriotism China’s top official in Tibet vowed on Wednesday to